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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Patient Safety--How Does Your Hospital Rank?
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 2035 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... New Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group Highlight Pandemic-Era Declines in Patient Experience ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Who has the most Student Debt? -- 16 Hawaii Towns Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 5:40 PM :: 1909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 2022’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 1981 Views :: Environment, Military
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... “The Navy’s decision means that work to defuel and close the Red Hill facility can begin without further delay,” said Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director of Environmental Health ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1668 Views :: COVID-19
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... these restrictions can easily be reinstated with the stroke of a pen because our state’s emergency-management law has not changed ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 1838 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Common Cause Hawaii 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Police Officers
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 2716 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... but it's a great place to be a criminal ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1530 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Now the important deadlines are June 27, 2022, when the Governor needs to give notice of intent to veto a bill, and July 12, 2022, which is the deadline for the Governor to sign or veto any bills ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 7, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 4:13 AM :: 1743 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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UIPA and Sunshine Bills Passed in 2022 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2506 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii State Legislature has passed the following bills and resolution concerning the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) and Sunshine Law ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Poll: Green Beats Kahele 48% to 17%
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 3954 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Public Policy Polling surveyed 644 likely Democratic primary voters in Hawaii from February 8-9, 2022 ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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Mafia News: Kahele Admits he was Picked for State Senate by Malu Motta’s Best Friend
By Video @ 11:59 PM :: 16973 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History
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... Kahele was picked for the Senate by the best friend of a double murderer. A bribery convict helped him "transition to the State Senate", a friend of Katherine Kealoha works for him, and Honolulu's unindicted mayor made way for his Gubernatorial campaign ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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Audit: Caldwell Admin Signed off on ‘Deficient’ Building Permits for Three Years
By Andrew Walden @ 10:06 PM :: 3627 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Is there a public safety hazard? DPP’s Michael Silva can’t say ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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County of Maui and Ogden Newspapers Agree to End Discussions on Sale of Maui News Building
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2159 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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... In March 2021, the Maui County Council passed legislation for the administration to acquire the 6.3-acre parcel for $9.8 million ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:52 PM :: 3186 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life, Religion
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... Session ends and there is some really great news! ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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DoH: Navy Must Present Red Hill Shutdown Plan by November
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 1653 Views :: Environment, Military
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... The Navy must provide DOH with its independent contractor’s assessment on facility operations by May 15, a plan and implementation schedule to defuel by June 30, and a plan for closure of the facility by November 1 ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Bites in to 94% of Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 2:03 AM :: 2215 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s GE Tax base has historically exceeded 100 percent of personal income but took a hit as the island’s economic profile changed during the pandemic ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 2241 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy
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... that includes but is not limited to wind, solar, biomass and biofuels. Standalone energy storage proposals also will be accepted ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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DoH: 100% of Oahu Seniors Vaccinated
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 2306 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... According to the State Department of Health, 100.0% of those 65 years and older on O‘ahu have completed their initial series of COVID-19 vaccination ....
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Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Lowest Drug Abuse in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 2326 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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... Drug Use by State: 2022’s Problem Areas ....
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Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii least social media-obsessed state
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1960 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii was found to be the least social media-obsessed state, with 440.34 searches per 1,000 people per month ....
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Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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Did Hawaii Beat the Virus?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 AM :: 2834 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism, COVID-19
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... At great cost, isolation from the world delayed the spread until vaccines and treatments were available ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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UH to Pause Work on Mauna Kea Master Lease
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 2882 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... HB2024 CD1 makes it clear that the new Authority will be responsible for deciding if there will be more or less astronomy on Maunakea than the nine observatories allowed under the current UH Master Plan ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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DLNR: Mauna Kea Bill Dangerous, Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2760 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... HB2024 CD1 leaves significant gaps that could result in worse management of Mauna Kea’s natural and cultural resources ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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Auditor Witch Hunt Over: House Investigators Don't Bother Writing Final Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:23 PM :: 2377 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... the draft report upon which our comments were based was missing findings, had numerous placeholders, and was missing complete sections altogether ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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UH Survey: Gender Based Violence Hysteria Eases Slightly
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 2105 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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... Gender-based violence and harassment prevalence has decreased since the previous survey across all categories ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Highest 1-year Business Failure Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 PM :: 2006 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... In the Aloha State, 25.4% of businesses fail in that first year ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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Petition: Veto HB1567 Bail Reform
By News Release @ 6:01 AM :: 1832 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... It will release offenders on their own recognizance, thereby allowing them to further victimize our neighborhoods and workplaces within hours of their arrest ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Unemployment Bounce Back? Honolulu Ranks 156th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 2015 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... employee base permanently reduced by COVID? ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States for Working Moms
By Selected News Articles @ 6:07 PM :: 1951 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... professional opportunities are extremely limited ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Honolulu's new restrictions on short-term rentals take effect in October
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 2265 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Oahu's available vacation rentals have already fallen over 37% since 2019, more than any other island ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii Residents Are Among the Least Likely to Own Their Homes in the Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 PM :: 1876 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... In Hawaii, the homeownership rate stands at 60.3%, 4th lowest in USA ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Top 10 Hawaii Public High Schools Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 2439 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... from US News and World Report ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Second Amendment: "Hawaii is only engaged in a kind of malicious compliance”
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 2370 Views :: Second Amendment
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“...This is a case where a state-actor purports to comply with the Constitution’s text and Supreme Court case law, while intentionally undermining the fundamental right at issue...."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii lawmakers could approve $300 tax rebates this week
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 AM :: 2370 Views :: Tax Credits
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... the total estimated cost of the rebate program will be around $250 million ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive, but Ranks 24th in Earnings
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 AM :: 1820 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Here’s How Rich Hawaii Residents Are Compared to the Nation ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Helping Native Hawaiians Obtain Financial Capital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:34 AM :: 2541 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Small Business
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... There are many success stories of Native Hawaiians benefiting from financial capital through the NHRLF ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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OHA Trustees Reject Maunakea Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 AM :: 2927 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... an appraisal must be taken to set the commercial value of the lease and to ensure that the lease rent is set to ensure the highest return to the State and to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ....
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Monday, May 2, 2022 |
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Money Laundering: Feds Begin Targeting Sister Isle Real Estate Purchases
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 3042 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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"... to provide valuable data on the purchase of residential real estate by persons possibly involved in various illicit enterprises ...."
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Monday, May 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Burns $1B on 'Affordable Housing'
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 3415 Views :: DHHL, Development, Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... Housing bills that will be sent to the Governor for his signature include ....
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Monday, May 2, 2022 |
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Are we on the verge of a historic change in state tourism policy?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:34 AM :: 1894 Views :: Tourism
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... the state Hawaii Tourism Authority might receive no funding at all ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Three DoE superintendent finalists revealed
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 1671 Views :: Education K-12
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... May 19 the board will interview and take action on the finalists at a special public meeting ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Short-term rental ban will disrupt Honolulu economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 PM :: 2812 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... a new city enforcement division consisting of seven new employees whose sole duty will be to ferret out Honolulu homeowners who dare to rent out their homes or parts of their homes for less than 90 days ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:38 PM :: 2295 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Gen-Xers and millennials are “the most viscerally affected by the cost of housing and forced to leave the state to pursue a life elsewhere” ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Red Hill fuel cleanup could require more tax dollars than allocated
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 2603 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Military
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... More than $1 billion is being poured into the defueling and cleanup efforts connected to the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, but one lawmaker said more money is needed ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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Archegos -Theranos - Honolulu Rail: The Price of Lying
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:14 PM :: 2800 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... What do these three multi billion dollar failures have in common? ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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HB2075: Legislators Ignore Federal Judge to Push Gun Control Agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 2157 Views :: Second Amendment
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... legislators (sneakily) decided (in conference committee, away from the public eye) to go ahead and re-write the law ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2392 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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“The general rule is that amounts received by a business that replace income are subject to GET."
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Saturday, April 30, 2022 |
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HB1823: Suicide Bill is Dead
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:28 PM :: 2320 Views :: Family, Life
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... HB1823: the conference committee did not deem this issue important enough to have a hearing ....
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